CVE-2006-2069

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Published Apr 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 6.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2070	The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.1% (6.102% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-RECURSOR-3-0-1
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19831
http://secunia.com/advisories/20117
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17711
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1527
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26100

History

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Subscriptions

Powerdns Powerdns

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 27, 2006, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:35 PM
Reserved: Apr 26, 2006, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 27, 2006, 1:34 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

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